São Paulo's Garotas Suecas takes the energy of Os Mutantes and Sly and Family Stone and blends the respective mojos into their own party cocktail. The Brazilian sextet has yet to make it in the States, but the recently released EP Codinome Dinamite — their U.S. debut — might change that. This title track, with its high and mighty horns, '60s guitar lines and vintage R&B feel, is a celebratory, highly danceable throwback.

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Alana joined Studio 360 in 2011. A writer and longtime public radio listener, Alana developed an interest in radio while earning a master’s degree in arts journalism at Syracuse University. She works on Studio 360’s ...